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July 18, 2011

Thomas Dybdahl on July 19th, at Drake Hotel

After a decade of creating music idependently, Norwegian artist, Thomas Dybdahl has established his own style to distinguish himself from the other ambitious young singer/songwriters who come a dime a dozen. Not only has he won multiple awards and is recognized by the media (including Q Magazine, who described him as "one of the most talented singer-songwriters from the Norwegian scene"), he also infuses different influences in various music genres and shares meaningful lyrics in his songs.

The latest album, 'Songs', which was recently released on July 12th (via Strange Cargo/ Universal Music Group) clearly demonstrates things that makes him shine: his soft voice echoes as if he is whispering in our ears and it only escalates when a song reaches a chorus with emotional triumph. Plaintive songs, including, 'Rain Down on me', sink my heart as I listen, but he is not afraid to share the pain. Rather, he lets us face the reality and eases the pain with heartwarming words and compelling melodies.

My favourite song from the album is 'A Love story'. Songs about love might sound cliche, but this song truthfully embraces the reality of Love.

Honey i told youThat these things never lastAnd one of these days nowYou`ll start dreaming of the pastWhen life was once too short for all the things we`d do and the shots we`d callAnd endless summer without a fallWhen promises were meant to keepAnd nighttime wasn`t meant for sleepA love story at it`s peakDoesn`t it feel goodTo know that you`ve been lovedAnd doesn`t it make youLaugh when you think ofThe day when we all got lost on the old mans farmJust trying to get across It was only then i knew what love wasSunday mornings that never ended and hangovers that never mendedA love story atit`s peak